MOSCOW, May 29 The Czech Republic defeated the US team in the match for third place at the Ice Hockey World Championship, which takes place in Finland. The meeting in Tampere ended with a score of 8:4 (1:3, 1:0, 6:1) in favor of the Czechs. Jiri Chernokh (16th minute), Jiri Shmeikal (33), David Pastrnak (41, 44, 60), Roman Cervenka (43) and David Kampf (55, 59) scored goals for the winners. Among the Americans, Carson Kuhlman (10, 20), Adam Godette (13) and Thomas Bordelot (59) distinguished themselves. Cervenka also became the author of one assist and strengthened his leadership in the list of scorers of the current tournament. Now he has 17 points (5 goals + 12 assists). The 36-year-old striker is the oldest player on the Czech national team's roster for this World Cup. The Czechs won bronze medals for the sixth time in the world championship, the team also became world champion six times and once a silver medalist. At the last World Cup, the Czech Republic team was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The Americans won the world championship twice (1933, 1960). At the last tournament, the Americans won bronze. In the final of the World Championship, the hosts of the tournament, the Finns, will play the team of Canada later on Sunday.
